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98    FRED ROBBINS     DT
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TRANSACTIONS:

-           Originally a 2nd round (55th pick overall) draft choice by the Minnesota Vikings in 2000...Signed by the Giants as an unrestricted free agent on March 8, 2004.

GIANTS NOTES: 

-           When Robbins and Mathias Kiwanuka each intercepted 2 passes in 2006, it was the 1st time in Giants history the team had 2 defensive linemen with multiple interceptions in the same season.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

-           Robbins has played in 133 regular season games with 104 starts. Since joining the Giants in 2004, Robbins has played in 78 games with 67 starts...Robbins has started all 6 postseason games in which he's played...Career stats include 328 tackles (193 solo), 26.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 14 passes defensed, 2 forced fumbles and 5 fumble recoveries...With the Giants he has 162 tackles (86 solo), 23.5 sacks, 4 fumble recoveries and 3 interceptions.
-           In 2008, started in all 14 regular season games in which he played and also started the NFC Divisional Playoff Game...Miss games at Washington (11/30) and at Dallas (12/14) with a shoulder injury...Voted 1st-team All-Pro by Sports Illustrated...Recorded 36 tackles (24 solo), 5.5 sacks and 3 passes defensed...It was the 3rd consecutive season he finished with 5.5 sacks, his career high...Voted 1 of the Giants' team captains in 2008, with Eli Manning, Amani Toomer, Antonio Pierce and Jeff Feagles.
-           Finished with a season-high 5 tackles (4 solo), 2 sacks and 1 QB hurry at St. Louis (9/14)...Twice sacked Marc Bulger for 7-yard losses in the 2nd quarter...Also had 2 sacks the following week vs. Cincinnati (9/21)...Sacked Carson Palmer for a 6-yard loss on the Bengals first play from scrimmage and for a 10-yard loss in the 3rd quarter...Also had a solo sack vs. San Francisco (10/19) and half-sack vs. Dallas (11/2)...Intercepted a Donovan McNabb pass that was tipped by Chase Blackburn in the NFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. Philadelphia (1/11).
-           In 2007, played in 16 regular season with 15 starts and started all 4 postseason games...Did not start vs. the Jets (10/7) because the Giants opened in a sub defense...Finished with 42 tackles (21 solo), 5.5 sacks, 26 QB hurries, 10 QB hits and 1 pass defensed.
-           Picked up his 1st sack of the season at Atlanta (10/15) and when he dropped Joey Harrington for a 4-yard loss in the 2nd quarter...Contributed 4 tackles (1 solo), 1 sack, 5 QB hurries and 1 QB hit at Chicago (12/2)...Dropped Rex Grossman for a 2-yard loss in the 1st quarter...Robbins had 3 tackles (2 solo) in the Giants' Super Bowl XLII victory over New England.
-           In 2006, Robbins started all 16 regular season games and the NFC Wild Card Game...Finished with career-high totals of 62 tackles (39 solo), 5.5 sacks, 2 interceptions and 34 quarterback hurries.
-           Posted 5 tackles (3 solo) and 1 sack vs. Indianapolis (9/10)...Dropped Peyton Manning with a 4-yard sack in the 1st quarter...Finished with 6 tackles (5 solo), 1 sack, 1 QB hurry, 1 QB hit and a fumble recovery at Tennessee (11/26)...Increased his sack total to 5.5 sack when he dropped Vince Young for a 9-yard loss in the 4th quarter.
-           In 2005, played in all 16 regular season games with 6 starts at defensive tackle...Did not play in the NFC Wild Card Game vs. Carolina (1/8) because of a hamstring injury...Finished the season with 23 tackles (14 solo), 1.5 sacks, 1 pass defensed and 1 fumble recovery.
-           In his 1st season with the Giants in 2004, started all 15 games in which he played - 12 at right tackle and 1 apiece at left tackle, left end and right end...Was inactive due to shoulder injury vs. Detroit (10/24)...Recorded 40 tackles (31 solo), 5 sacks, 1 interception, 2 passes defensed and 2 forced fumble...Recorded 6 tackles (5 solo) and 2 sacks vs. Chicago (11/7). Sacked Craig Kenzel for a 7-yard loss in the 1st quarter and a 4-yard loss in the 2nd quarter...Finished with 3 solo tackles, 2 sacks, a forced fumble and his 1st career interception vs. Washington (9/19). Sacked Mark Brunell for a 4-yard loss and forced a fumble in the 2nd quarter. Tipped, then intercepted a screen pass from Brunell intended for Clinton Portis in the 2nd quarter.
-           In 2003, played in all 16 games with 12 starts for the Vikings and finished with 30 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, and 5 quarterback hurries...Got the 1st fumble recovery of his career and added 2 tackles at Oakland (11/16).
-           In 2002, played in 16 games with 15 starts for the Vikings and recorded 41 tackles (23 solo). Robbins led the team with 7 tackles for loss and had a career-high 4 passes defensed.
-           In 2001, played in 16 games with 12 starts and had 45 tackles (16 solo) and 2 sacks...Started for the 1st time in his career in the season opener vs. Carolina (9/9) and finished with 5 tackles, a sack, a tackle-for-loss and 2 quarterback hurries.
-           As a rookie in 2000, played in 8 games as a reserve and had 5 tackles...Picked up his 1st career sack when he tackled Shaun King at Tampa Bay (10/29).

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AGE: 32
HEIGHT: 6-4
WEIGHT: 317 lbs
BORN: Pensacola, FL

 
POSITION: Defensive Tackle
COLLEGE: Wake Forest
NFL EXPERIENCE: 10th Year
 
 
 
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